26th Golden Disc Awards
| 26th Golden Disc Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 11–12, 2012 |
| Location | Kyocera Dome, Osaka, Japan |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | JTBC |
The 26th Golden Disc Awards took place on January 11–12, 2012, at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. It honored the best in South Korean music released from January 1, 2011, through November 30, 2011. The event was held outside South Korea for the first time in the ceremony's history since its founding in 1986, as well as the first time at the beginning of the following year instead of December. Leeteuk, Park Gyu-ri, Lee Hong-gi, and Bae Suzy served as the hosts for the event.
Criteria
The winners of the digital music and album categories were determined by music sales (80%) and a panel of music experts (20%). The Rookie Artist of the Year award was based on album sales (80%), a panel of music experts (10%) and online votes (10%), while the Popularity Award was based on online votes (80%) and album sales (20%).
Winners and nominees
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Main awards
Winners[1] and nominees[2] are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
Special awards
| Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| MSN International Award | Beast |
| MSN Japan Award | Super Junior |
| Best Asian Group Award | CNBLUE |
| Best Hallyu Star Award | Kara |
| Hallyu Icon Award | |
| ViVi Dream Award | CNBLUE |
| Best Rock Band Award | F.T. Island |
| Cosmopolitan Artist Award | |
| Ceci Asia Icon Award | Beast |
| Producer Award | Hong Seung-seong (Cube Entertainment) |
Controversy
The event was met with several controversies.[3] The absences of popular artist such as 2NE1, Big Bang, IU, and T-ara, with none of them receiving any awards despite their successes during the year led to criticisms over fairness.[3][4] The ceremony was broadcast through JTBC's Lunar New Year special instead of being broadcast live, which drew accusations of the awards being a "JTBC promotional concert" in an attempt to boost the channel's ratings.[3] The ceremony also drew small controversy for being held abroad, with observers commenting that they did not see how Japan was relevant to the awards when sales figures were calculated from South Korea only. Others pointed out that although the Mnet Asian Music Awards is also a South Korean ceremony that have been held abroad, it had various participants from multiple countries around the world unlike the Golden Disc Awards, where only Korean artists participated.[4]
References
- ^ "Golden Disc Awards – Winners History". Golden Disc Awards. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Korean 2011 Golden Disk Awards release nominations". Yahoo! Singapore. November 29, 2011. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c "[Ki-Z 이슈] '골든디스크', JTBC 홍보 콘서트로 전락하며 '권위' 상실" [[Ki-Z Issue] 'Golden Disc' loses 'authority' as it degenerates into JTBC promotional concert]. Kuki News (in Korean). Naver. January 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "골든디스크 'K팝 장사' 눈살" [Golden Disc's 'K-pop business' glance]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. January 10, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2022.